steer clear of

Strongest matches

• avert
• bypass
• dodge
• escape
• evade
• fend off
• shun
• sidestep
• ward off

Strong matches

• abstain
• circumvent
• deflect
• desist
• ditch
• divert
• duck
• elude
• eschew
• flee
• hide
• jump
• obviate
• recoil
• shake
• shirk
• shy
• skip
• skirt
• weave
• withdraw

Weak matches

• circumlocute
• cold-shoulder
• fake out
• give the slip
• hold off
• keep clear
• lay low
• run for cover
• shake and bake
• shake off
• shrink from
• shuffle off
• skip out on
• skip town
• stay away
• stay out
• step aside
• turn aside

Strongest matches

• heed
• take care

Strong matches

• attend
• avoid
• mind
• notice
• shun

Weak matches

• be cautious
• be wary
• guard against
• keep eyes open
• keep on one's toes
• keep one's distance
• look out
• mind p's and q's
• refrain from
• take heed
• walk on eggs
• watch one's step
• watch out

Strongest matches

• avoid
• bypass
• deceive
• evade
• prevent
• sidestep
• skirt
• stymie
• thwart

Strong matches

• beat
• beguile
• bilk
• circumnavigate
• cramp
• crimp
• detour
• disappoint
• dodge
• dupe
• elude
• ensnare
• entrap
• escape
• foil
• frustrate
• hoodwink
• outflank
• outwit
• overreach
• ruin
• shun
• stump
• trick

Weak matches

• get around
• stave off
• ward off

Strongest matches

• baffle
• confound
• dodge
• evade
• flee
• foil
• frustrate
• outrun
• outwit
• puzzle
• shun
• stall
• stonewall
• thwart

Strong matches

• bilk
• circumvent
• ditch
• double
• duck
• eschew
• fly
• shirk
• shuck
• shy
• stump

Weak matches

• be beyond someone
• beat around the bush
• cop out
• get around
• get away from
• give the runaround
• give the slip
• give wide berth to
• hem and haw
• not touch
• pass the buck
• pass up
• run around
• stay shy of

Strongest matches

• abandon
• avoid
• forgo
• forswear
• renounce
• shun
• shy away from
• swear off

Strong matches

• abjure
• abstain
• double
• duck
• elude
• evade
• refrain
• sacrifice
• shy

Weak matches

• give up
• have no truck with
• let well enough alone
• not touch

Strongest matches

• avoid
• bypass
• circumvent
• conceal
• deceive
• dodge
• elude
• escape
• fend off
• flee
• get around
• hide
• sidestep

Strong matches

• baffle
• balk
• cavil
• confuse
• decline
• double
• duck
• equivocate
• eschew
• fence
• fly
• fudge
• hedge
• lie
• parry
• pretend
• prevaricate
• pussyfoot
• shift
• shirk
• shuck
• shuffle
• shun
• shy
• tergiversate
• trick
• waffle

Weak matches

• beat around bush
• beg the question
• cop out
• give the runaround
• keep distance
• lay low
• lead on a merry chase
• pass up
• put off
• slip
• slip out
• sneak away
• weasel

Strongest matches

• despise
• disdain
• eschew
• neglect
• pass up
• refuse
• reject
• scorn
• snub

Strong matches

• bilk
• cold-shoulder
• cut
• decline
• ditch
• dodge
• double
• duck
• elude
• escape
• evade
• shake
• shy
• stall

Weak matches

• get around
• give a wide berth
• give the runaround
• have no part of
• have nothing to do with
• hide out
• keep away from
• keep clear of
• palm off
• shake off
• stand aloof from
• stay shy of
• turn back on

Strongest matches

• bypass
• circumvent
• dodge
• elude
• evade
• ignore
• sidestep

Strong matches

• burke
• circumnavigate
• detour
• duck
• equivocate
• escape
• hedge
• skip